Apparel-corset.



PATENTED JULY 4, 1905.

APPAREL GOBSET.

AlPLloATIor Mmm DBO. 27, 1904.

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D. ROPE.

AFFARE APPLICATION FILED Maw/,19

L GORSET.

2 SHBETS-SHEET 2.

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DANllil'L KUPS, (lli1 Nlllf YltK, N. Y.

SPECIFIGJLTN formingport of Letters Patent No. 794,029, dated July t,1905.

Application liled December 27, 1904. Serial No. 233,401.

le it known thnt l, llnniin. Kore, n citizen ol' the United ifltntee,residing* in the borough oli illnnhnttnn, in the eity, eounty, :indStn-te oli New York, have invented nn linproveinent inll.ppnrel-(lorsete, oli which the following- :t .Sspeeiliention Myinvention rolntes to npintrel-coroots, :ind @Specially to such corsetsne hnve associated therewith hose-snpporters.

'Ihe ohject ol Iny invention is the production oli :in :Lppnrel-eorsetin which the hose-- Supporters l'orni Substantially nn integral pnrt olithe corset :ind perliorxn the i'nnetion oli drewing in part lironnthe-lower edge sind control portion oli the corset nnd in pnrt lironithe liront ol'l the cornet :it the eenter nronnd over the hips to theupper hoek portion oli the corset for e division :ind eqiilnlizntion olithe strain.

lhe device oli my pressent invention ie huilt filone, the lines oli the:nipnreheorset shown and deserihed in Letters Patent ,frrnnted to mellctoher 28, 1902, lilo. 712,312.

lf provide :i 'fabric hody oli peonlinrly-shnped pnrts which in therespective helves oli the corset are ali ke, and these parte nre mainlyin the liront and above-hip portions of the eorset end in cach holtcomprise, essc1itinlly,lionr pieces composing n series ol curveddiegonel pieces that are graded. ond tapered and two ol which nre ol.ielongated ll forni, with over-- lyingl and overlopl'iinig' edges. '.lwoolI these ports in eneh hnlli oli the corset run liroln the lower.liront portion oli the eorsetztronnd over the hips to the upper hoekpnrt to drew :it the liront upon the heck nronnd the weist, and one olithoee latter porte in liree liroin n `predetermined peint. 'lo the lowerend oli this liree port is connected o lrosetopporter, ond to :inndjneent llnp secured to the lower edfreoli the eormxthody is connectedthe other hose-snp porter or strep, the parte heine' duplicated in theother halli oli the coi-Set.

.l n the drnwinne, lllionre lv is :t liront elevn tion oli the corsetnntde :recordingI to rny invention. Fig'. 2 is :i side elevation oli theannie. .lliez il is n, detached olevntion oli the inner eurlinee oli thecorset :lt the lower `liront portion, reprenenting the termination ellthe liront sind :Ldjneent steels short ol' the l'nll length oli thecorset; und liifl. 1l; is n. section through the l'nhrie hodyot' thecorset npon thedotted line w ,n oli itin: 2 :ind ol'I exnge'erntodproportions lior elenrneee.

'lhe lionr pieces peenlinrly shaped, which in eneh lin/lli ot' thecornet, nniinly in the liront :ind nhovl'w--hip portions, nre indicnliod:it it, o, sind fl. t is the Innin liront portion, liornled oli theliull rertiend height oli the (cornet :dong` the liront steels :indtnperine' l'roin the lower portion end lll-Sherrod :it the upper portionto provide Vlior the Second pnrt or hosoln-rore 'l'he edges ol' the`fore l) :ire turned over :nid eonle hoek oli the mijne-ent edges olithe ifnoteh oli the innin portion, so that the edges oli the pzirt rl,which overlie and nre Connected to the edgen oi' the gore 7;, comeontsideoli the `eore. 'lhe i'nnin Slide portion c tapers. lt is nnrrow:it its lower end, elone'nted, sind :it its upper end provided with nV-shnped division or incision. le will he nppnrent 'from llig. 2, thelelit-hnnd edge of the lelitdmnd portion oli o over-lies :ind isconnected to the edge oli the portion o, While the right-hand edge olithe right-hand port oli c overliee and is connected to the severalconnected hip portions e, the parts o and o hnvinf.;l eloselydyinelenhstztn tinlly pnrnllel end :nljacent edges nt the lower liront portionot' the corset., es will nppenr lirorn Fig. l. The Severn] eonneeted hipportions e nre oli :my desired liorm or constrncu tion, :is they liorlnno essentiel port oli the suhjeet-nintter oli the present invention. rIhe port l overlief-i the pnrt o end et the liront the pnrt o. lt extendsliroin the hoek and luider-drin portion oli the corset :there the hipslorwnrd :tronnd the weist :1nd down the liront oli the cornet, :ind itsopposite lolded edges; overiie the inner opposite @doen ol' the prlrt e.find nro eonneeted to the part e hy the donhle linen ol' Sewing' l 3:ind Ll; 5, (l liornline' one oli the nnlin linhrie irnirtion` oli thecornet down to the eonverging' linee oli .fwwvilneI (l, which entend ontlironl the linee` ol' .Sewing` il tend indirrll'o the point oliSnhetnntiel terminntion ol' lin pnrtf/ ne one oli the innin perte ol theliniirie hody oli the eorset. The linen oli nowirn; il 3 :nld /l- 5 :trecontinued poet the eonrere'intr linen l5 in oonnretinig the port/ to theperle w nnd n to n. plnee indicnted hy the dotted lino i/ y,

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where these lines of sewing do not any longer connect the part .f7 tothe parts c and fr., but are prolonged on the free part or continuationof the part [Z from the dotted line i/ y, Fig. l, simply to connect theoverturned edges of the part d, so as to form a finish in the fabric.rllhe part (l ot' Vfabric on one half of the corset and the part /Z ofthe other half, as will be seen from Fig. l, curve toward one anotherand substantially meet before they reach the lower edge of the corset,and in their curved conliguration they pass over the lower front portionot' the corset, over the lower ends of the lront and adjacent steels,and oycr the llexihle portions at the lower front part ofthe corsetbelow said steels and terminate in the hose-supporter strapsff.

l prefer to employ and have shown connected to each halt of the corsetpairs ol loops 8 il, which form guides for the lower tree ends 'otl theparts l below the dotted lilies y/ 1/ and which assist in maintaining`these lree ends in position. Associated with these lree ends, beyond thesame with reference to the center steels, l employ tabs y, secured tothe lower edge of the corset and to which the hose-supporter straps areconnected. The lower ends ol the front steels are indicated at lO, Fig.3, and thelower ends et the zuljacentsteels at ll in the same ligure,this YFeature being drawn especially to show that the lower ends ol thesteels come appreciahly short of the lower end ol the corset, so that ailexible portion to the lower central part ol the corset is proyidelilbeneath the lower tree ends ot' the parts f7, which assists in thefunction performed by the parts n in drawing down and drawing in thecentrz l portion otl the corset and causing' the same to readilycontorni to the ligure oll the wearer.

From the illustration and foregoing description it will be apparent thatthe outer hosesupporter straps /1 pass to the fasteners at the outersides ot' the limbs and that the hose-supporter strapsf pass to thefasteners at the inner sides ot' the limbs. rlherefore the tendency ot'the supporters f is to draw straight down on the corset, while thetendency of the supporters /t is not only to draw down but to drawapart, and the two forces work together to produce a flattening efleetof the ligure, and while the strain produced hy theV hosesupporters /zis distributed upon the lower portion ot thc corset the strain on thesupportersf carried by the parts f7 around the body over the hips fromthe back portions ot' the corset, and so thoroughly distributed is thisstrain that the saine is substantially unnoticeahle to the wearer,whereas ill all ol the supporters were connected to one point of thecorset the strain would be localized and its el'l`ect prominentlyperceptible.

From the enlargeril section, Fig. il, the c onstruetion and connectionand the relation ot the parts n., 7, e, and to one another will heapparent, said ligure showing how the part oyerlies the part c, the partc the part n., and the part (t thepart 7).

I claim as my inventiond l. A corset comprising in each half a seriesot' curved diagonal portions in the front, under-arm and back parts overthe hips, one of which portions as an extension free of the cor set froma predetermined place is provided for attachment with a hose-supporter.

Q, A corset comprising` in each halt a series otl curved diagonalportions in the liront, under-arm and hack parts over the hips, one ofwhich portions as an extension free of the corset from a predeterminedplace is provided for 4attachment with a hose-supiiiorter, and a llapand hose-supporter coniieeted to the lower edge of the corset and withthe aforesaid tormingl a pair of supi'iorters.

3. A corset, comprising in each halt' a series ot' curved diagtmalportions in the liront, under-arm and hack parts over the hips, one ollwhich portions as an extension tree ol" the corset from a predeterminedplace is provided Vfor attachment with a hose-supliorter, and a loopover the lower end ol'Y the said free part torming a guido thereiior atthe lower front portion ol'I the corset.

4:. A corset comprising in each hall'l a series of curved diagonal{,iortions in the Vfront, under-arm and hach rparts over the hips, oneot' which portions as an extension free ot' the corset from apredetermined place is provided for attachment with a hose-supporter, aloop over the lower end of said tree part forming a guide therefor atthe low,er front portion ot' the corset, and a liap connected to thelower edge of the corset at the side olE the aforesaid Ytree portion,and a hose-supporter strap connected to said llap.

5. A corset comprising in each halt' a main front portion rz. having aV-shaped incision at the upper part, a bosom-gore received in saidVshaped incision and connected to the part a, a tapering main sideportion c, elongated, extending around to the back and having a V-shaped incision, and an elongated tapering overlying portion Z securedin part to the edges of the V-shaped incision ot' the part C and in partto the portions o and u. and t'ree et' the corset from a predeterminedplace to form an extension provided for attachment with ahose-sniil'iorter.

(i. A corset, comprising in each halfa main Vfront portion t haying aV-shaped incision at the upper part, a besoin-gore received in saidV-shaped incision and connected to the part a, a tal'iering 'main sideportion c elongated, extending around to the back and having a V- shapedincision, an elongated, tapering overlying portion 'Z secured in part tothe edges of the V-shaped incision of the part c and in part to theportions e and f/ and free of the corset from a predetermined place toform an extension provided for attachment IOO IOS

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with a, l1oee-snpporter, the free end or extension ell the part (Ipassing directly over the lower end of the iront steel and the loweredge ol the corset, and a, loop through which said 'free end orexteniion passes to be guided.

7 1li corset, colnprisingin each haltl aniain 'lront portion (n having anV-shaped incision at the upper part, a bosom-gore received in Saidtlehaped incision and connected to the part fr, a tapering main sideportion c, elongated, extending around to the back and having aiff-shaped incieion, an elongated taperingoverlying portion fl Securedin part to the edgee ol the til-Shaped incision olvl the part c and inpart to the portions c and t and iree of the corset lronl apredeteriniiied place to i'orni an extension provided Yfor attachmentwith a hose- Sniuiortcr, the Yfree end or extension o'll the part ilpaeeing directly over the lower end o'IVl the Front Steel and the loweredge of the cor set, a loop through which said t'ree end or extensionpasses to be guided, and a (lap and hose-suigiporter connected to thelower edge ol the corset and forming the other member ol a, pair oll1oSe-Si1i')poiters.

8. A corset, coinprieingin each hall a main Front portion rt having atl-shaped incision at the upper part, a bosom-gore received in saidtil-shaped incision and connected to the part ft, a tapering main Sideportion c elongated, extending around to the back and having a,W-sli:ipcd incision, an elongated taperingl overlying portion /Z securedto the edges of the parts c at the if-Shaped incision by the lines oiSewing 2 3 and l: 5, whereby the portion o fcn'ine a substantial part ofthe fabric body el the corset above the hips, the same also beingconnected by converging lines of sewingI li which deternnne the point atwhich the part (l ceases to become a AQulmtantiafl part ol the labricbody, the lines ol" sewing 2 8 and /i 5 beil'ig continued past theconverging.;` lines of' Sewing (i, Securing the part (il to the parts cand af to a in'edeternfiined point represented by the dotted line y, gy,beyond which the part (I is 'lree oli the fabric body and iS adaptedl'or connection with a hose-supporter.

9. ln a, corset, the combination with the parte 'forming the fabricbody, olE two Similar elongatetfl, curved, tapering, overlying portionsin the main lSecured to the fabric body oi the corset to apredcterinined point beyond which they are lree therefrom, the lowerende` ol l@aid portions: converging into a. parallel relation at thelront ol the corset and extending over the lower central portion el thecorset and the `I'ront steels to connection with hose-supporters.

10. .lin a corset, the conibinatiiiin with `the parts 'forming theFabric body, olE two Similar, elongated curved tapering, overlyingportions l in the main Secured to the Fabric body oli' the coreet to apredeterinined pointbeyond which they are free therefrom, thelower endsol said portions converging into a parallel relation at the Front ol thecorset and extending over the lower central portion ol the cor set andthe front Steele to connection with hose-supporters, and tabs secured tothe lower edges ol the vFront portions ol the cornet at either leide ofthe lower ends olf the parts and hose-snpporter straps secured to saidabs.

Signed by me this 22d day of December,

D/tNlELA KOPS.

Witnesse,

Geo. 'l'. PrNcKNnY, BnRrn/i. M. ALLEN.

